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Subversive Witness: The Disruptive Influence of Bayes Theorem on Forensic Science (2025)
Journal Article
Lawless, C. (2025). Subversive Witness: The Disruptive Influence of Bayes Theorem on Forensic Science. Computational Culture,

Bayesian methods are widely used in forensic science to calculate the probative value of evidence through both technological and human computation. This article however challenges the predominant view of Bayesianism as an unproblematic means of asses... Read More about Subversive Witness: The Disruptive Influence of Bayes Theorem on Forensic Science.

A typology of schools across the four nations of the UK: class, race and geography (2025)
Journal Article
Gamsu, S., & Forsberg, H. (in press). A typology of schools across the four nations of the UK: class, race and geography. British Educational Research Journal,

In this paper we analyse the hierarchical field of schools across United Kingdom during the transition to university and suggest there are five socially distinct clusters of schools. Our five-cluster typology of UK schools is composed of an establish... Read More about A typology of schools across the four nations of the UK: class, race and geography.

Reconceptualising the Cyclical Process in Participatory Action Research: A Focus on the Individual-Collective Dynamics (2025)
Journal Article
Noone, C., & Kong, S.-T. (2025). Reconceptualising the Cyclical Process in Participatory Action Research: A Focus on the Individual-Collective Dynamics. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 24, https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069251346262

This article proposes a new multi-helix model for Participatory Action Research (PAR) to capture the individual-collective dynamics in the cyclical process. By offering a critique of Lewin’s traditional action-reflection cycle, we outline the dangers... Read More about Reconceptualising the Cyclical Process in Participatory Action Research: A Focus on the Individual-Collective Dynamics.

The hyper-commodification of higher education in England in cross-nationally comparative perspective (2025)
Journal Article
Boliver, V., & Promenzio, L. (online). The hyper-commodification of higher education in England in cross-nationally comparative perspective. Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-025-01459-3

Higher education in the UK and particularly in England has become increasingly commodified in recent decades as public spending on universities and students has been replaced by loans for tuition fees and student maintenance repayable by higher educa... Read More about The hyper-commodification of higher education in England in cross-nationally comparative perspective.

Doxxing to destroy: The convergence of transphobic hate speech and non-consensual disclosure on X (2025)
Journal Article
Anderson, B. (online). Doxxing to destroy: The convergence of transphobic hate speech and non-consensual disclosure on X. SAGE Open, https://doi.org/10.1177/17416590251345736

Transphobic hate speech remains underexamined as an example of privacy abuse, and namely, a form of doxxing. Doxxing, the non-consensual disclosure of personal, identifying, and sensitive information, converges with transphobic hate speech to leverag... Read More about Doxxing to destroy: The convergence of transphobic hate speech and non-consensual disclosure on X.

Child-Focused Cities [CFC]: A Paradigm for Inclusive Urban Development (2025)
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Cairns, L., Cilliers, E. J., Barros, P., Milić, P., Katsidzira, R. S., & Fambasayi, R. (2025). Child-Focused Cities [CFC]: A Paradigm for Inclusive Urban Development. Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy

The Child-Focused Cities (CFC) initiative brings together children and youth inclusion in local democracy in line with the principles embedded in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). It reflects on why, when, how, where, and under wh... Read More about Child-Focused Cities [CFC]: A Paradigm for Inclusive Urban Development.

Towards safety: the enablers and barriers that create safety in and around youth work organisations (2025)
Journal Article
Walker, J., Bradbury-Leather, V., & Wroe, L. (online). Towards safety: the enablers and barriers that create safety in and around youth work organisations. Journal of Youth Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2025.2518954

In light of significant failings to respond to extra-familial harm (EFH) within organisations tasked with statutory duties to protect and promote the welfare of young people, this paper considers the contribution youth work can play in this area. Thi... Read More about Towards safety: the enablers and barriers that create safety in and around youth work organisations.

Participation, protection and the porcupine’s dilemma: towards the inclusion of lesser heard young voices (2025)
Journal Article
Cairns, L. O., Cilliers, E. J., & Hackett, S. (online). Participation, protection and the porcupine’s dilemma: towards the inclusion of lesser heard young voices. Cities and Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2025.2502197

The inclusion of young people in urban planning is vital for creating equitable, healthy cities. Global frameworks like UNICEF’s “child-friendly cities” and the UNCRC (UN 1989) emphasise rights to participate, however, balancing participation with ri... Read More about Participation, protection and the porcupine’s dilemma: towards the inclusion of lesser heard young voices.

‘Contextual safeguarding across borders’: learning about the ‘contextual safeguarding’ framework and youth ‘extra-familial’ harm in Germany (2025)
Journal Article
Wroe, L. E., Huegler, N., & Peace, D. (online). ‘Contextual safeguarding across borders’: learning about the ‘contextual safeguarding’ framework and youth ‘extra-familial’ harm in Germany. European Journal of Social Work, https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2025.2505233

We share learning from a collaborative project involving researchers at Durham university in England and an International Non-Government Organisation (INGO) supporting refugee girls in Germany. The project explored how the ‘Contextual Safeguarding’ f... Read More about ‘Contextual safeguarding across borders’: learning about the ‘contextual safeguarding’ framework and youth ‘extra-familial’ harm in Germany.

Criminal justice responses to learning disabled and autistic victims of sexual violence in the UK (2025)
Book Chapter
Jobe, A., & Williams, H. (2025). Criminal justice responses to learning disabled and autistic victims of sexual violence in the UK. In S. J. Macdonald, & D. Peacock (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Disability, Crime, and Justice. (1). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003348733

This chapter focuses on criminal justice responses to learning disabled and autistic victims of sexual violence. Learning disabled and autistic victim-survivors are frequently absent from both feminist and disability discourse on sexual violence. The... Read More about Criminal justice responses to learning disabled and autistic victims of sexual violence in the UK.

Disablist Hate Relationships: The Impact of ‘Low-Level’ Forms of Community Violence on Disabled People’s Quality-of-Life. (2025)
Book Chapter
Macdonald, S., Donovan, C., Clayton, J., & Long, C. (2025). Disablist Hate Relationships: The Impact of ‘Low-Level’ Forms of Community Violence on Disabled People’s Quality-of-Life. In S. J. Macdonald, & D. Peacock (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Disability, Crime, and Justice. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003348733

This chapter examines the pervasive impact of low-level hate targeting disabled individuals within their communities. Using the social relational model of disability, it explores the structural and individual nature of prolonged experiences of disabi... Read More about Disablist Hate Relationships: The Impact of ‘Low-Level’ Forms of Community Violence on Disabled People’s Quality-of-Life..

Disability and child violence (2025)
Book Chapter
Rutter, N. (2025). Disability and child violence. In S. J. Macdonald, & D. Peacock (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Disability, Crime, and Justice (520-531). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003348733-42

Attempting to explain why children instigate harmful behaviours using medicalised terms relating to impairment is arguably problematic due to concerns around labelling and self-fulfilling prophecies. When their child deviates from expected childhood... Read More about Disability and child violence.

Working with neurodivergent people in contact with the criminal justice system (2025)
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Renehan, N., Day, A.-M., Allely, C., Holloway-George, C., Hough, J., Atkins, K., Maras, K., Vinter, L., Rutter, N., & Smith, T. (2025). Working with neurodivergent people in contact with the criminal justice system. Online: Clinks

In recent decades, policymakers have become increasingly aware that the inherent differences in how neurodivergent individuals engage with the world around them combined with the, arguably, neurotypical bias of the CJS can create barriers to fair and... Read More about Working with neurodivergent people in contact with the criminal justice system.

Rabbits in Headlights: Professional Responses to Children’s Help-Seeking Practices When They Are Victims of Domestic abuse (2025)
Journal Article
Jobson, C., Rutter, N., & Phillips, J. (online). Rabbits in Headlights: Professional Responses to Children’s Help-Seeking Practices When They Are Victims of Domestic abuse. The British Journal of Criminology: An International Review of Crime and Society, azaf029. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azaf029

The Victim and Prisoners Act 2024 has legislated the responsibility of professionals to respond when they are aware children and young people (CYP) are experiencing domestic abuse. However, CYP are often concerned about what adult responses to their... Read More about Rabbits in Headlights: Professional Responses to Children’s Help-Seeking Practices When They Are Victims of Domestic abuse.

Criminal justice responses to victims of sexual violence with learning disabilities: Findings from a local study in North East England (2025)
Journal Article
Jobe, A. (online). Criminal justice responses to victims of sexual violence with learning disabilities: Findings from a local study in North East England. Journal of Gender Based Violence, https://doi.org/10.1332/23986808Y2025D000000082

This paper presents findings from research that explored local criminal justice responses to people with learning disabilities reporting sexual violence. The paper presents data collected in interviews with victim-survivors and stakeholders. Findings... Read More about Criminal justice responses to victims of sexual violence with learning disabilities: Findings from a local study in North East England.

Is 'Victim-Survivor' Our Imperfect Alternative to Describing People with Lived Experience of Sexual Violence? A Feminist Symbolic Interactionist Analysis, Considering How Ethnicity, Gender, and Disability Interact with Language Choice. (2025)
Journal Article
Bower, L. J. (online). Is 'Victim-Survivor' Our Imperfect Alternative to Describing People with Lived Experience of Sexual Violence? A Feminist Symbolic Interactionist Analysis, Considering How Ethnicity, Gender, and Disability Interact with Language Choice. Violence Against Women, https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251338454

Feminist violence and abuse literature is caught in the grips of a debate surrounding the most appropriate language to describe people with lived experiences of sexual violence. This article offers a theoretical tracing of the history of the normativ... Read More about Is 'Victim-Survivor' Our Imperfect Alternative to Describing People with Lived Experience of Sexual Violence? A Feminist Symbolic Interactionist Analysis, Considering How Ethnicity, Gender, and Disability Interact with Language Choice..